Human Rights Education Conference 2010(UWS)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Thursday 4th November 2010
8:30 - 9:00	CONFERENCE OPENING: What is Human Rights Education (HRE) All About & Why Do We Need It?
9:00 - 10:30	PLENARY SESSION 1: What are Global Trends in HR Education? UN Initiatives, incl. the World Programme for HRE, the Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training and of the Draft Human Rights Education Competencies. HRE and Regional Development, with focus on Asia Pacific Region, including Japan, China And Korea Key Australian Initiatives in HRE – does Australia need a national plan of action in relation to HRE?
10:30 - 11:00	MORNING BREAK
11:00 - 12:30	PLENARY SESSION 2: HR as Unifying Standards for Society What is the Culture of Human Rights? The Nexus between the Human Rights and Well Functioning Democracy Values in Education: HR, Peace, Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue Universal Values versus religious Specificity: Issues Arising from the Freedom of Religion and Belief Research in Australia
12:30 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30	WORKSHOP 1: Global Citizenship : What Values to be given Priority in Modern Education? Cultural and Children’s Rights. What can we learn from Democratic Audits? Should HRE address human rights issues of special relevance to daily lives of educators, e.g. poverty, discrimination, homophobia, lack of freedom of expression? Case Studies & Best Practice
15:30 - 16:00	AFTERNOON BREAK
16:00 - 17:30	WORKSHOP 2: Where & How to Educate about Human Rights? Do we need human rights-based approach to schooling? HR Education in Primary and Secondary Schools – what is the success of the first phase of the World Programme for HRE. Educational Role of the Australian Human Rights Commission Universities and HR Education Case Studies & Best Practice
18:00 - 19:00	WELCOME DRINKS
19:00 - 20:00	Conference Address: "Will Human Rights Shape Civilisation in the 21st Century?"
Friday 5th November 2010
9:00 - 10:30	PLENARY SESSION 3 : How to Nourish Human Rights Culture? The Role of Governments and Civil Society Sector Contribution to HRE Can the Media Shift the Public Opinion on Human Rights Issues? Human Rights in Professional Training, for example: Social Work & Health Services, e.g. Dealing With Human Rights of People With Mental Illness and Physical Disabilities Police, e.g. How to Combat Violence against GLBTI Foreign Students in Australia? Private Corporations – e.g. How to Deal With Human Rights of Aboriginal Populations in Mining Areas?
10:30 - 11:00	MORNING BREAK
11:00 - 12:30	PLENARY SESSION 4: The Role of Law in Human Rights Education Contribution of National Bills of Rights to HRE – International Experience The Debate about an Australian Bill of Rights. The impact of Victorian Human Rights Act.
12:30 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30	WORKSHOPS 3: Towards Effective Human Rights Education - Professional Bodies and NGOs Role of Civil Society in Educating about Human Rights, including HR Education by the Trade Unions and NGOs (e.g. Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, Red Cross and Others) HRE of duty-bearers incl. professional groups such as law enforcement officials, health workers, social workers, and other duty-bearers. Implementing the HR Based Approach in Community Organisations.
15:30 - 16:00	AFTERNOON BREAK
16:00 - 17:30	WORKSHOPS 4: Advancing HR Education Human Rights Training for Military and Police in Asia- Pacific Women’s Rights in Developing Nations Human Rights of People with Disabilities Rights of Homeless Case Studies & Best Practice
18:30	CONFERENCE DINNER
Saturday 6th November 2010
9:00 - 10:30	PLENARY SESSION 5: Human Rights, Indigenous People and Development. Does HRE Protects and Helps to Realize the HR of most vulnerable groups? How Can HRE Benefit Indigenous Australians? Does HR Education Advances Democracy and Strengthens Civil Society? Human Rights as Community Development? The Application of Human Rights in a Disaster Context.
10:30 - 11:00	MORNING BREAK
11:00 - 12:30	PLENARY SESSION 6: PANEL: Concluding Observations